Eddie Chan

Eddie Chan Shu-fai (Chinese: 陳樹暉, born 29 October 1990) is a Hong Kong pro-democracy politician of the New Territories West, social activist, former vice-convener of the Civil Human Rights Front,[1][2] Secretary of the Hong Kong Catholic Justice and Peace Committee, president of the Lingnan University Student Union,[3] Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Federation of Students and a former district Councillor for the Yuen Long District.[4]

This is a Hong Kong name; Chan is the surname.
Eddie Chan
陳樹暉
Member of Yuen Long District Council
In office
1 January 2020 – 8 July 2021
Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Federation of Students
In office
2013–2014
Succeeded byAlex Chow Wing Hong
Personal details
Born (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990
British Hong Kong
Political partyTeam Chu Hoi-dick of New Territories West
EducationTak Sun Secondary School
Lingnan University
Eddie Chan Shu-fai
Traditional Chinese陳樹暉
Simplified Chinese陈树晖

In May 2013, he along with 10 other activists filed a complaint against the police at the Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) for brutality against protesters.[5]

Politics

Chan ran for the Yuen Long District in the 2019 Hong Kong local elections and won with over 1775 votes, which represented 52.2% of the total votes cast.[6]

References
  1. "龍和道被捕佔領者 計劃集體投訴". Apple Daily. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Pro-democracy activists crowd Hong Kong streets". CBS News. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. "嶺南大學學生會歷屆幹事成員 - Executive Committee Members". WebArchive (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. Hong Kong Free Press [@HongKongFP] (November 24, 2019). "Hong Kong Free Press on Twitter" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. Ng, Kang-chung; Ho, Jolie (30 May 2013). "Students accuse police of abusing power at universal suffrage protest". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. Hong Kong Free Press [@HongKongFP] (November 24, 2019). "Hong Kong Free Press on Twitter" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
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